Just Add Good Stuff is launching the ‘QUOTE SERIES‘. We’ve designed these incredibly beautiful images with inspirational food and health quotes. We’ll release at least 1 a week.
Take good care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. ~ Jim Rohn
Here’s your Sunday tip: Eat your veggies, because, simply put… nobody else cares!
For your Sunday visual pleasure:
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For your Friday visual pleasure:
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Just Add Good Stuff presents “TIPS for a HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL & HEALTHIER LIFE” series of beautiful images, quotes and recommendations. This is Set #1 to the with many more to come! The infograms serve as a reminder and guide to a happier, more successful and healthy life through nutrition, diet, and fitness.
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Just Add Good Stuff presents some tips for a happy, successful and healthier life:
subtract the bad stuff in your life | definitely add more of the really good stuff
but everything in MODERATION | smile all the time | RELAX | re-connect with a friend
call a family member | buy from local grocers | recycle + compost | DON’T smoke
adopt an organic whole foods plant based DIET | drink lots of water | meditate
say NO to fast food | eat LOTS of veggies | get some SUN | prioritize
be SPECIFIC about your goals | continue dreaming + thinking BIG
forget about your EPIC MELTDOWN… there’s always next season
After squandering a 4-1 3rd period lead in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup 1st round series against the Boston Bruins, there are many Toronto Maple Leaf fans who are in disbelief that their beloved team fell apart with 10.5 minutes left. The victory seemed certain, but the Toronto Maple Leafs let in 3 unanswered goals late in the 3rd period, and then lost to the Boston Bruins in overtime.
What a let down after a surprisingly successful year. Oh well, it’s part of the learning curve for these young Maple Leafs in their quest to earn another playoff spot in the 2013-2014 NHL season.
At Just Add Good Stuff, we decided to give Maple Leaf fans a few tips on how to deal with incredible and EPIC LOSS in Game 7.
Here’s a larger version of the TIPS for a Toronto Maple Leaf Fan after your EPIC MELTDOWN in Game 7 against the Boston Bruins:
The 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has just been published! We’ll try to explain what the EWG calls the Dirty Dozen™ which are the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables in a grocery store in addition to the Clean Fifteen™ which include the 15 healthiest produce products you can find. The 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™ by the EWG is a perfect way for you to avoid unhealthy produce while taking advantage of the healthiest ones during your grocery shopping visit.
Obviously, it is important to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your clean eating diet. And most of us understand that many of these produce products are exposed to numerous insecticides and pesticides that are detrimental to our health. The EWG 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™ is an easy guide for anyone to follow when it comes to selecting foods that will give us the best nutrients while limiting the negative effects of contaminants. Although the Environmental Protection Agency has tried to restrict the use of some pesticides and chemicals on our crops because of their toxicity and direct/indirect links to health conditions in humans, many of these pesticides are still detected on foods that we think are absolutely safe. One thing to note is that even if the Environmental Protection Agency bans certain pesticides and chemicals, there will still be residual amounts of contaminants on our food for years to come. As with last year, the EWG 2013 Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides™ includes 2 main lists (Dirty Dozen™ and Clean Fifteen™) plus other pertinent details.
The 2013 Dirty Dozen™ on the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™ includes the fresh produce that is the most UNHEALTHY for human consumption. This is because the Dirty Dozen™ on the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™ includes the most CONTAMINATED vegetables and fruits found on our grocery store shelves. This means that the Dirty Dozen™ has the most pesticides, chemicals and other contaminants and should only be eaten in MODERATION and only have rigorous washing. They are laced with chemicals that are detrimental to our health and well being. It is especially important for parents of small children, as these pesticides and residual chemicals can adversely affect a child’s health for years to come.
* Also note that the 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™ also includes the PLUS List. According to the EWG, the PLUS category highlights two crops – domestically-grown summer squash and leafy greens, specifically kale and collards. These PLUS crops did not meet traditional Dirty Dozen™ criteria but were commonly contaminated with pesticides EXCEPTIONALLY TOXIC to the nervous system. So watch out for these two!
The 2013 Clean Fifteen™ is the LEAST CONTAMINATED and therefore healthiest vegetables and fruits you can find at your local grocery store. This means that the Clean Fifteen™ contains the LEAST amount of pesticides and chemicals. Go Clean Fifteen™.
Firstly, organic produce will always contain little or no pesticides or chemicals and is therefore healthier than traditional cultivated produce.
Secondly, genetically modified produce (or GMOs as they are commonly referred as) are not usually found in the fresh produce section of a grocery store. This is because the genetically modified seeds are used in processed foods that are usually in the packaged foods section. The genetically modified GMO foods are also found in animal feed and biofuels. Two of these such genetically modified foods that appear in almost everything and anything processed are CORN and SOY. Therefore, many GMOs are not listed in the Clean Fifteen™ nor the Dirty Dozen™ on the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™.
Lastly, some genetically modified crops make it to the produce section. A small percentage of sweet corn and zucchini are GMO but most Hawaiian papaya is a GMO. Because the United States law does NOT require labeling of GMO produce, a consumer can’t easily tell if they are buying a GMO or non-GMO product. Therefore, always go with the ‘organic’ choice wherever possible.
More information about the EWG Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce lists are online here.
You’ve probably heard the name before. Your friends may have mentioned Rip Esselystyn in passing or you may have watched Forks Over Knives
Wherever you’ve heard the name Rip Esselstyn is not important. What’s important is Rip Esselstyn’s teachings on whole foods plant based diets. Not only that, but this hunk is also a best selling author with his health/nutrition and recipe book The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter’s 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds
Rip was born in Upstate New York and attended the University of Texas at Austin on a swimming scholarship between 1982 and 1986. During that time, Rip Esselstyn was an All American swimmer, winning numerous swimming awards during this collegiate years and becoming a household name on the swimming circuit. After University, Rip Esselstyn became a successful triathlete, competing against the world’s best for over 10 years. In late 1990’s Rip retired from being a pro-triathlete and became a professional firefighter and emergency medical technician. Soon after getting his certifications, Rip Esselstyn started working at the Austin Fire Department’s Engine 2.
As with most people in North America, Rip Esselstyn grew up eating a standard ‘Western-style diet’ which consisted mainly of animal protein, some vegetables and fruit, lots of carbohydrates and starch and of course, fast food and soda drinks. What’s interesting is that during Rip Esselstyn’s triathlete competition years, he switched over to a whole foods plant based diet. He was inspired by some of his dad’s teachings in this subject area and decided to go into an entirely whole foods plant based diet as of 1987, years before he retired from competing in professional triathletes.
In collaboration with Gene Stone, Rip Esselstyn published his first book, The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter’s 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds
Rip Esselstyn’s whole foods plant based diet book The Engine 2 Diet
Rip’s latest book was released in mid May 2013 and is called Rip Esselystyn My Beef with Meat: The Healthiest Argument for Eating a Plant-Strong Diet. Not only does it contain a lot of new material, but My Beef with Meat: The Healthiest Argument for Eating a Plant-Strong Diet
For the millions who are following a plant-based diet, as well as those meat-eaters who are considering it, MY BEEF WITH MEAT is the definitive guide to convincing all that it’s truly the best way to eat! New York Times Bestelling author of The Engine 2 Diet and nutrition lecturer Rip Esselstyn, is back and ready to arm readers with the knowledge they need to win any argument with those who doubt the health benefits of a plant-based diet–and convince curious carnivores to change their diets once and for all. Rip Esselstyn reveals information on the foods that most people believe are healthy, yet that scientific research shows are not. Some foods, in fact, he deems so destructive they deserve a warning label. Want to prevent heart attacks, stroke, cancer and Alzheimer’s? Then learn the facts and gain the knowledge to convince those skeptics that they are misinformed about plant-base diets, for instance:
You don’t need meat and dairy to have strong bones or get enough protein
You get enough calcium and iron in plants
The myth of the Mediterranean diet
There is a serious problem with the Paleo diet
If you eat plants, you lose weight and feel great
My Beef with Meat
Eating a plant-strong diet is the best way to fight the dangerous fires raging inside us—fires that create all the chronic Western ailments including heart attack, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes.
The fat and cholesterol in animal products clogs up arteries and can cause impotence, which research shows may be an early sign of heart disease. But men, you can treat this without Viagra. Instead, eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans.
Some people ask: is Rip Esselstyn gay? Because Rip is so secretive with his personal life, many people have asked that question at least once: Rip Esselstyn gay? Most indications is that Rip Esselstyn is NOT gay. However, many journalists looking for the latest scoop on Rip Esselstyn’s sexuality have always brought this topic up to garner more followers (which to us is disgusting). For gay men, Rip Esselstyn gay would be unreal. To them, a gay Rip Esselstyn will break down all barriers in terms of sexuality and masculinity. So when you ask is Rip Esselstyn gay, who really cares? He is a role model for EVERYONE … a handsome firefighter dedicated to bringing awareness to health, diet, nutrition and fitness. He is also a dedicated spokesperson for clean eating whole foods plant based diets. Yes he’s handsome, well spoken and a great role model … and because of his secretive personal life, this doesn’t mean that Rip Esselstyn is gay at all. What is means is that there are certainly lots of people who want a gay Rip Esselstyn … and it’s certainly just their dream.
The only nutrient that plant-based foods lack is vitamin B12. But you can get a daily supply by downing a glass of fortified soy milk or a bowl of fortified cereal.
Some trendy diets claim that all carbohydrates are bad guys, yet of the three macro-nutrients that provide calories in our diet (carbs, protein, and fat), carbohydrates are the body’s primary fuel source. They’re responsible for managing your heart rate, digestion, breathing, exercising, walking, and thinking.
Here’s a great quote we picked up online: Don’t use your body as a trash can! Remember that much of what we eat is absorbed into our bodies. Therefore, there is truth in the saying: “We are what we eat“. So, going full circle: “Don’t use your body as a trash can!” because if we do, we actually become the trash that we eat.
There is a great film called “KING CORN” that follows two students who realize that there is a substantial amount of corn DNA in their hair. They look for a link between what we consume as ‘food’ and how it directly affects us and our human DNA. The results are fascinating as they are scary. We would highly recommend that you watch King Corn. You can easily purchase it for under $20 on Amazon … see below.
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